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enBrave enough for Newport Aquarium's shark bridge?http://wvxu.org/post/brave-enough-newport-aquariums-shark-bridge
<p><em>Shark Bridge,</em> scheduled for a mid-April opening at the <a href="http://www.newportaquarium.com/Aquarium-admission/Special-Offers/Winter-Family-Days.aspx?cid=ppc_000173" target="_blank">Newport Aquarium</a>, is not for the faint of heart.</p><p>The attraction features a 100-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridge suspended over the waters of the <em>Surrounded by Sharks </em>exhibit's 385,000-gallon tank.</p><p>The aquarium says, "It is the only suspension bridge in North America where guests can walk just inches above nearly two dozen lurking sharks."</p><p>Why you shouldn't be afraid:</p>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 20:39:14 +0000Ann Thompson36300 at http://wvxu.orgBrave enough for Newport Aquarium's shark bridge?Ohio waits on Kentucky to approve tolls for Brent Spencehttp://wvxu.org/post/ohio-waits-kentucky-approve-tolls-brent-spence
<p>With the aging Brent Spence in the background, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed <a href="http://legiscan.com/OH/bill/HB533/2013" target="_blank">House Bill 533</a> into law Wednesday, as reporters and other politicians looked on.</p><p>The bill, which allows Ohio to collect tolls on the bridge,<strong> doesn't mean anything until Kentucky drafts and signs similar legislation.</strong> In March, the Kentucky House voted 82-7 to prohibit tolls on any federal interstate between Ohio and Kentucky.</p>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:29:07 +0000Ann Thompson27870 at http://wvxu.orgOhio waits on Kentucky to approve tolls for Brent SpenceNumber crunchers to release bridge financing planhttp://wvxu.org/post/number-crunchers-release-bridge-financing-plan
<p>Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, speaking at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Wednesday, called on the business community to step up and work with the legislature to make the new Brent Spence bridge project happen. "You know, we've got a lot of things that need to be flexible that we need to pull together and work together on."</p>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:49:12 +0000Ann Thompson20659 at http://wvxu.orgNumber crunchers to release bridge financing planBrent Spence study includes possible models & tollshttp://wvxu.org/post/brent-spence-study-includes-possible-models-tolls
<p>A new <a href="http://www.brentspencebridgecorridor.com/uploads/pdfs/2013-10-01%20BSB_Options_Analysis%20FINAL.pdf">study,</a>&nbsp;commissioned by&nbsp;Ohio and Kentucky, has narrowed procurement models for the $2.5 billion Brent Spence Bridge project from four to two&nbsp;and projected a range of tolls.</p>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 14:45:11 +0000Ann Thompson18005 at http://wvxu.orgBrent Spence study includes possible models & tolls